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THE DEEPDRAFT · RIGHTSHIP PREPARATION

Training and qualification for alcohol fuel

RISQ 7C.3Section 7C · Fuel Management (Alternative Fuel: Methanol)Source marking: V

Applicability: Section 7C applies where equipment, machinery or a system on board uses methyl/ethyl alcohol fuel. Apply the vessel-specific conditions in this entry.

What is being checked

Personnel are trained for their duties and alcohol-fuel hazards.

Ready on board

0 / 3 checked

Check the vessel’s actual procedures, equipment and records against these points from RISQ 3.2.

Practice questions

Preparation prompts derived from this entry, not an official inspector interview script.

1Is generic familiarisation alone the whole requirement?

The source calls for duty-appropriate training and qualification under the cited STCW provisions, taking account of alcohol-fuel hazards.

Where a finding may arise

Missing evidence or defects inconsistent with the checks above may prevent a satisfactory answer. These are preparation concerns derived from the question, not explicit additional finding criteria or reported past observations.

Past observations for practice

Anonymised reports, manually reviewed before publication. These are reported experiences, not additional inspection requirements.

No reviewed observations have been added for this entry.

Share an observation for private review

Remove vessel, company and inspector names, report numbers, exact dates and confidential information. Do not paste a complete inspection report.

Source clarification

The question uses “methylene/ethyl”; its guidance consistently refers to methyl/ethyl alcohol. The guide follows the guidance terminology. This entry gives no additional fixed refresher interval.

References and source status

RightShip Inspection Ship Questionnaire, November 2025, version 3.2. Section 7C, page 98, reference 7.3.

The explanation, checklist and practice answer derive from the supplied questionnaire. Reported observations are separately contributed and manually reviewed; they are not official RISQ guidance.

Independent DeepDraft preparation guide, based on the supplied RISQ 3.2 questionnaire. Not an official RightShip product or inspection report.